Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An early Middle English form of
now . - noun The Greek letter v, corresponding to the English n.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (ν).
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- adjective
new - interjection Jewish An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc.
- noun Name for the letter of the Greek alphabet
Ν andν . - noun A measure of
constringence in lenses or prisms.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
Etymologies
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Examples
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If given the chance, she will embarrass this country with her intellectual agoraphobia when it comes to foreign policy; with her deliberate mispronunciation of words like Iran, Iraq, and what she calls nu-cu-lar power.
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Endemic in nu-labour? on April 28, 2010 at 10: 36 pm Bruce
Bigotgate – the Diversity Trainers nightmare. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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With the arrival of a silk fan on which Snow Flower has composed for Lily a poem of introduction in nu shu, their friendship is sealed and they become "old sames" at the tender age of seven.
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Although the word nu'ttein may denote a slight wound, its meaning (as denoting a severe wound) is fixed by the weapon employed; and, moreover, John uses it as synonymous with ekkentein, v. 37.
The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical Developement. 1789-1850 1870
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They communicate in nu shu, a secret “women’s writing” developed by Chinese women to convey their deepest thoughts and feelings.
Bookmarked 2007
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They communicate in nu shu, a secret “women’s writing” developed by Chinese women to convey their deepest thoughts and feelings.
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Hogwash, what taxpayers don’t want is more prisons being run by people who don’t think prisons work. on January 2, 2007 at 3: 38 am | Reply jo public yea the average prison has better rooms than the average student halls of residence, and i doubt prisoners struggle for a GP appointment like the rest of us in nu Labour hell on January 2, 2007 at 7: 54 am | Reply Alien
An Idiots Guide To Dreaming « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2006
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One news portal called nu.nl said it might disappear entirely.
Dutch Require Consumer Consent to Put Cookies on PC John W. Miller 2011
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U r rite, Elfi, harbls fin jus as iz … so, bagel ofishaly coin nu term then .. herbls.
IM AT UR OFFICE PARTEE - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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I started receiving queries about shipping books to Nigeria at isbn. nu, which is a book price comparison service, not a bookstore.
ruzuzu commented on the word nu
"nu: multipurpose interjection often analogous to "well?" or "so?" (Yiddish נו nu, perhaps akin to Russian ну (nu) or German na='well'(OED)"
-- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_English_words_of_Yiddish_origin&oldid=762317723
February 1, 2017